St. George police have tentatively identified a body found in a brush fire over the weekend as 50-year-old Randall Jeffery.
Jeffery was reported missing from the St. George area in April, said St. George police spokesman Johnny Heppler.
Police searched missing-persons reports and said evidence at the scene suggested the decomposed body is that of Jeffery, Heppler said.
He did not elaborate, citing a pending investigation.
The state medical examiner will conduct an autopsy to confirm the identity, Heppler said.
Heppler said Jeffery’s family reported him missing after they lost contact with him in April. He did not know if the man suffered from any sort of medical condition or mental health issues.
Firefighters found the body as they doused a brush fire started by the city’s fireworks display in the 400 East block of Red Hills Parkway on Saturday evening.
Melinda Rogers
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